diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico-minimal/underlay.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico-minimal/underlay.yaml
index f494419..805a05f 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico-minimal/underlay.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-calico-minimal/underlay.yaml
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
                     - private
 
           - name: {{ HOSTNAME_CTL01 }}
-            role: salt_minion
+            role: k8s_controller
             params:
               vcpu: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_CPU, 2
               memory: !os_env SLAVE_NODE_MEMORY, 4096